Gush Of Blood And Dizziness

and organ forgotten

Reggio Emilia is a city very strange to quote a dear friend "managed to move the temple of Abu Simbel and you can not move the crib Beltran ..."
Now, without detracting from the crib Beltrami (which in fact is dear to all of the Reggio Emilia) and Ranza quarrel with Don, I would simply note that, unfortunately, they are silent about the facts artistically and culturally far more serious. Reggio
We are fully aware that the Basilica of San Prospero is a symbol of our city, although, in general, underestimate it, or we do not take into proper consideration, the artistic value.
The basilica dedicated to the patron saint, in fact, contains works of art of great value: the frescoes in the apse of Procaccini, the inlaid wooden choir and the De Venetiis, the items (alas, took the original route of Dresden at the time of the famous "sale") of the Boulanger "Night" of Correggio's "Madonna Enthroned with Saints (La Madonna di San Matteo)" by Annibale Carracci, the altar of Tiarini and the original octagonal tower - unfinished - the project took part in the famous Julius Romano, in addition to works by Calvaert, Anselmi, Fields, and many others. Among the many beauties of our small cathedral, it must also include the organ, grand and elegant, carried out between late 1609 and early 1610 by Baldassarre Malamini and rebuilt in 1881 by Gian Battista De Lorenzi, considered among the most beautiful in Emilia Romagna, and on this wonderful tool I would like.
In 1992 it was restored by the individual (family Spallanzani), and given back to the city in its splendor, sound and vision.
Today, following a renovation of the roof and the ceiling of the basilica, many of the pipes are blocked or, due to infiltration, full of water, which not only prevents the full use for the organization of concerts but, more importantly, it undermines its integrity. If you consider that the bellows would require better maintenance, we can say that the driveways to a very sad scenario.
As usual, faced with a fleeting appearance in the newspapers of the problem as a result of the protest of the organist of the basilica, the city has not gotten the message. '
The Curia, through contributions CEI, when the conditions are right, it can also help in finding public and private funds, and the parish, above, is responsible for interventions. Publicly it was said that there is the will to act, I hope that words can follow.
hope, therefore, that the problem can be addressed quickly: San Prospero is a wealth of Reggio Emilia, and the music of his body must continue to accompany the great and solemn moments of our community.